THE USE OF REFLEXOTHERAPY ACCORDING TO THE METHOD OF «BALANCING HEXAGRAMS» IN THE COMPLEX REHABILITATION OF THORACALGIA WITH LONG-TERM PAIN SYNDROME

Abstract

The article raises the following topical issues – the topic of complex rehabilitation of thoracalgia with long-term pain syndrome. Often, seizures that occur with a pain syndrome have a psychosomatic component and are manifested by a protracted course. For a reflexologist, this should mean that there is some viscerogenic problem that is connected to a certain functional system, which prevents the complete recovery and preservation of the symptoms of the disease. This system can have projections on certain parts of the body and manifest itself as a pain syndrome. It can also be related to acupuncture meridians. And then it is important to identify this system, find the «affected» acupuncture meridian, and make an appropriate acupuncture prescription for special treatment of the patient. The acupuncture method of «balancing hexagrams» contributes to this. Acupuncture techniques are usually used when previous treatment is not effective enough. Acupuncture for thoracalgia with long-term pain syndrome is indicated both due to its powerful pain-relieving mechanisms and due to the fact that it is able to improve the psycho-emotional state and can remove excessive pathological impulses, mainly vagal, which occurs against the background of the pathology of the affected organ and causes the prolongation of the pain syndrome . The article also shows the basics of the «balancing hexagrams» method, it is said that this method is one of the methods of compiling acupuncture prescriptions based on the I Ching. A clinical case is presented: acupuncture treatment of a patient with thoracalgia with long-term pain syndrome. The methods of acupuncture diagnostics are presented, the description of acupuncture correction is given, the features of the «favorable» hexagram are considered. Purpose. To consider the peculiarities of using acupuncture according to the method of «balancing hexagrams» in the complex rehabilitation of a patient with thoracalgia with long-term pain syndrome. Scientific novelty. For the first time in our country, the method of making acupuncture prescriptions and acupuncture using the method of «balancing hexagrams» was used in the complex rehabilitation of a patient with thoracalgia with long-term pain syndrome. Methods. We consider one clinical case of the use of reflexology using the method of «balancing hexagrams» in the complex rehabilitation of a patient with thoracalgia with a long-term pain syndrome. Methods of clinical objective neurological examination, syndromic diagnosis method of traditional Chinese medicine, pulse diagnosis method, and tongue diagnosis method were used. Results. As a result of treatment using the «balancing hexagrams» method, the patient's condition improved: the intensity and frequency of chest pains significantly decreased, general activity and sleep improved. Conclusions. 1. In the practice of a neuropathologist and a reflexologist, there are patients with thoracalgia with a long-term pain syndrome. 2. In the complex of therapeutic measures for thoracalgia with long-term pain syndrome, the use of the acupuncture method «balancing hexagrams» can be effective.